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What’s in a name? Just about everything.

Thursday, January 26th, 2012 | By: thumbtackpressBen

Images: Untitled (Zone Fighter W/Bear And Bird) by Steve Seeley, Delicious by Martha Rich, and Foxgirl by Oksana Badrak People ask us about our name all the time. Thumbtack Press*. What’s a Thumbtack Press? You press a thumbtack, sure, but a Thumbtack Press is more of a noun, like a printing press almost. Thumbnail sketches are something else entirely, so we’ll [...]


‘skine.art Giveaway Features Thumbtack Press

Thursday, September 29th, 2011 | By: Megan

We’re fans of ‘skine.art (that’s short for Moleskine), so when they asked to give away a unique print from our collection of 1500+ we couldn’t say no. Here’s an educational snippet highlighting the deep appreciation artists have for the iconic notebook: For two centuries now Moleskine has been the legendary notebook of artists, writers, intellectuals and [...]


A New Chapter!

Monday, July 5th, 2010 | By: Barry

Some amazing things are happening here. I’m very pleased to announce that Barry Friedland, an art lover and entrepreneur, is the new owner of Thumbtack Press, this little online shop that started with a simple idea and some weekend coding. Over the past five years Thumbtack Press has showcased the best illustrators in the U.S. [...]